Turkey Assures Friendship to Israel; Says Pakistan Pact No Obstacle

March 24, 1954

ISTANBUL (Mar. 23)

The Turkish Premier has assured Israel Minister Maurice Fisher that Turkey’s friendly relations with Israel will continue to grow and develop despite Turkey’s rapprochement with Pakistan and various Arab states. The Premier told the Israeli diplomat that Iraq and any other Arab nation which joined the Turkish-Pakistan military pact would have to adopt a more conciliatory attitude toward Israel.